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Author Amy Cortese on the burgeoning “locavesting” movement, and how we can harness it in Michigan

By Mark | October 25, 2012

Next Tuesday, October 30, Think Local First will be bringing author Amy Cortese to Ann Arbor to discuss her book Locavesting: The Revolution in Local Investing and How to Profit From It. Following is my interview with Amy, who, in addition to being a published author, has written for the likes of the New York [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Economics, entrepreneurism, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Retail, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Accelerating Community Capital, American Sustainable Business Council, Amy Cortese, Arbor Brewing Company, blue sky laws, butchershop, buy local, CDFI, Chamber of Commerce, Clare, community development loan funds, Cops & Doughnuts, crowdfunding, CSA, Dante Hesse, economic development, interviews, investing, Jobs Act, Judy Wicks, Jumpstart Our Business Startups, Kickstarter, LION, lobbying, local investing, Local Investing Opportunities Network, Localist, locavesting, Locavesting: The Revolution in Local Investing and How to Profit From It, Main Street vs. Wall Street, Matt Greff, Milk Thistle Farm, move your money to a credit union, Obama, Occupy Wall Street, Port Townsend, Port Townsend LION, private placement, public offering, Rene Greff, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, single-payer system, Slow Money, Small Business Administration, Stacy Mitchell, subsidies, tax loopholes, tax reform, The Big Box Swindle, The Brinery, Think Local First, unaccredited investors, Woody Tasch, Zingerman's | 7 Comments

Celebrating May Day in Ypsilanti with warnings of vampires, and camaraderie on Water Street

By Mark | April 30, 2012

I’m not quite sure how he pulled it off, but my friend Jeff, by calling in a few favors, and doing a bit of bartering, has been able to publish a new Ypsi-themed work by famed historian Peter Linebaugh. The 75-page pamphlet, entitled “Ypsilanti Vampire May Day,” is the first thing to be published on [...]

Posted in History, Ideas, Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 1886, Agrarian Law, Alan Haber, Benton Harbor, commons, Corporate Crime, corporate state, corporate takeover of politics, Dracula, Edward Pinkney, Emergency Financial Manager, Goldman Sachs, Greece, Haymarket Riot, Jeff Clark, Matt Taibbi, May Day, Occupy Ypsilanti, Peter Linebaugh, Rome, Sulla, vampire squid, vampires, Voltaire, Water Street | 13 Comments

On not getting punched in the nose for the Occupation on Black Friday

By Mark | November 26, 2011

A couple of days ago, AnnArbor.com ran a story about the Occupy actions planned for Black Friday. I was quoted in the piece, as I’d announced that my friend Jeff and I would be walking around Ypsi with signs, in solidarity with the folks in Ann Arbor and Detroit, who were going into big box [...]

Posted in Mark's Life, Other, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AnnArbor.com, attacks, Best Buy, Black Friday, buy local, Confederate flag, Confederate Sons of America, Corner brewery, democracy protests, getting beaten up, Inside the Hall, Jeff Clark, Karl Marx, license plates, Marvel Comics, Marxism, Marxist history, Matt Taibbi, Occupy Wall Street, other Mark Maynards, OWS, Patriotic Order Sons of America, pepper spray, Peter Linebaugh, protest signs, protests, punched in the nose, Sons of America, Spider Man, vampire squid, Ypsilanti water tower | 18 Comments

Occupy Black Friday actions planned in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Detroit

By Mark | November 24, 2011

I’m torn on the concept of Buy Nothing Day. I love the idea of taking a day to remind ourselves that there’s more to life than blind consumption, but, at the same time, I sympathize with our small, locally owned retailers, who could really use the business. At any rate, I thought that I should [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Politics, Ypsilanti | Also tagged big box retail, Black Friday, Buy Nothing Day, Christmas, Christmas shopping, commercialism, Dearborn, Johari Uhuru, malls, Occupy Ann Arbor, Occupy Christmas, Occupy Detroit, Occupy the Hood, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Ypsilanti, OWS, protests, retails, Shop Local for the Holidays, Troy | 10 Comments

Remember to move your money to a credit union on Saturday

By Mark | November 3, 2011

I hesitate to give people financial advice, as I don’t want to come across like Glenn Beck when he asks his followers to consult with God and then invest everything they own in over-priced gold coins, but, as this Saturday is Move Your Money to a Credit Union Day, I thought that I should at [...]

Posted in Economics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Bank of America, banks, CDFI, Community Development Financial Institutions, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, credit union, Glenn Beck, gold, Goldline, Greg Gurka, Gregory J Gurka, move your money to a credit union, personal finances, prayer, Washtenaw Federal Credit Union, Ypsilanti Federal Credit Union | 18 Comments

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Author Amy Cortese on the burgeoning “locavesting” movement, and how we can harness it in Michigan

Celebrating May Day in Ypsilanti with warnings of vampires, and camaraderie on Water Street

On not getting punched in the nose for the Occupation on Black Friday

Occupy Black Friday actions planned in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Detroit

Remember to move your money to a credit union on Saturday

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